The response to Russian terror may be a new advance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the front and the defeat of ground-based terrorists’ forces, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video message on Thursday.

“This Russian terror requires asymmetrical responses. We need a new movement of our forces at the front. We need to ensure the defeat of the terrorists' ground forces. Whatever the Russian occupiers are planning, our preparation must be stronger,” he said.

According to him, this was discussed yesterday at a meeting of the commander-in-chief’s headquarters meeting. “Details about the situation in the Donetsk region. Bakhmut, Vuhledar and the battle for Donbas in general. I am grateful to all our units who demonstrate the resilience Ukraine needs, exhausting the occupier and destroying it. The more Russia loses in this battle for Donbas, the less its overall potential will be,” Zelensky noted.

“At the meeting of the Staff we also discussed in detail what we should prepare for in the coming months. We know what the occupiers are planning. We are countering it. This applies both to the supply of weapons and ammunition and to the overall strengthening of our defense forces,” he also said.